Review Essay: Towards Cultural Psychology of Religion by J. E. Belzen
Jacob Belzen spends the first two-thirds of his 2010 book doing two things: (1) developing a cogent critique of the presuppositions that underlie mainstream psychology, especially as regards the study of religion, and (2) promoting greater use of what he calls a 'cultural psychology.' The...
| Published in: | Pastoral psychology |
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Science Business Media B. V.
[2017]
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| In: |
Pastoral psychology
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| Review of: | Towards cultural psychology of religion (Dordrecht : Springer, 2010) (Carroll, Michael P.)
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| RelBib Classification: | AE Psychology of religion AG Religious life; material religion CD Christianity and Culture KBD Benelux countries ZD Psychology |
| Further subjects: | B
Book review
B Netherlands B Task Performance B Psychology B Religion B RELIGIOUS psychology B BELZEN, Jacob B Performance B PRESUPPOSITION (Logic) B cultural psychology |
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| Summary: | Jacob Belzen spends the first two-thirds of his 2010 book doing two things: (1) developing a cogent critique of the presuppositions that underlie mainstream psychology, especially as regards the study of religion, and (2) promoting greater use of what he calls a 'cultural psychology.' The last third presents a number of religious case studies, all from the Netherlands, that demonstrate the value of cultural psychology. Although Belzen emphasizes 'embodiment' in these studies, his results suggest that religion is often a 'performance' for particular audiences. Finally, the applicability of Belzen's approach to religions outside the Western tradition is discussed. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-6679 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Pastoral psychology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s11089-012-0497-1 |